Fire extinguisher and perforating device



Sept. 11, 1951 1.. NEALLEY 2,567,344

FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PERFORATING DEVICE Filed June 7, 1950 2SheetsShect 1 Sept. 11, 1951 1.. L. NEALLEY ,567,

FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PERFORATING DEVICE Filed June 7, 1950 2Sheets-Sheet 2 I 0 Lynn LjV eaZzey Patented Sept. 11, 1951 FIREEXT-INGUISHER Ann-PERFORMING DEVICE lliel st I iah B e Fla- ApplicationJune .1, 1950, Serial No. 166 646 iii- :3

1 in a fire. extinguisher and meeza ineuisher .cnenersor n ri raigr and.m iie p c y has ieienceto acd ce. f r with a .cecve it ial bot e .9retain n a car Qnai heyera e. an which is, prov ded wi h a whim: t 1.crewn can i9; sealin the clean neck of the he thereby th ttlemay beshaeh t9 a i: yate the. asester amine an eriqx ie by a part of the deviceso that the contents 9i the bott may he vcl s hare d thereirem, t rees teanf prieraticnau iuthe ern; 9f a ma e, 9; l'e sp ay which is ery.efiepi ve in eati euish: le fires The foam produced by a carbonatedbeye ia ge when shaken to activate the gas is ezgtrern y effective as afire extinguishing substance and the w invention 'tf'c'icord'i'nfily 51ids a device i ng l honate'd heveragfofrearho ateawater fcridr'miii a"shiall fifforatioh ii; the tbr' of'uie ta; leap "ed-"that the"activated" gases of the i ev raee in? water will cause" the s 'liqiiidtd'be "ea-e d through theber'fo'iatid s y' amf' l fi p fmsmm cbnfs'tructorfand 'whichwill f ely notion as'a fi'fiftin'giiishef ahdwhih v asectional view thereoi taken suhg enya es ate e eq 'qeeeib list Fi u e1;

he i ele ei ezel v ew eeewiee e th the 'ii if i ied fcapemp oyg d a fi vdicularly therefrom to form a bottle neck and I vital? bf as gi flijd i'jl i that ejtef iitaigere 2 Fi r 6 is a side e iaiiqna e tak n a ri ht nl o F ire 5 eiid lbb ir o me right thereof; w

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken substantially 2119 a plane s s cate hne 141 of. F i 6 an hew n the ar sl s th will ap e r i ninediately afterthe cap 'iis perforated} Figure 8 is a cross sectional view 'of the iireexg t u he taken s t n al al a lan a indicated by the line 8-8 ofFigllls, and F e 9 is a View milar Fi re he-wine the fire extinguisherin use. Referring more specifically to the drawings, and first withreference to theerri bo dimen t of the invention as illustrated infigures l to 4, the fire extinguisher in its entirety isfdesignatedgenei r al y l0 and includes a bp niiqeal bottl qi r tainer H whichcontains a carbonatedibe'verage l2 Such as a onat water '9 h r e b a dliquid and which has a conventional open n k I 3 which is sealed bycrimped metal cap l4 wh ch constitutes a conventional crown cap andhasfa sealing gasket I5 on its inner side formed of cork or similarmaterial and which seats against theopen end of the neck, as seeniinFigure 3.

The fire extinguisher lfl includes a cap per-V forating unit, designatedgenerally 5, includ ns} a base. plate 11 havin in ow n l dit cent eachend thereof for receiving a driven fasg tening l9 by'which the baseplate 11 may be secured against a supporting surface 20 which may bedisposed either horizontally or vertically or. at any angle. A sleeve 2!has-one end forni integral with and suitably secured to the o side ofthe base plate I! andprojects perpe cap guide. 'A tapered spike, 2? hasa restrieteg, tapered n 23 w i is se ured; 1. a'ce i ai o enin '24 ofthe plate n for. positioning the spikezz-perpendicularto the plate H ands oth it wi o e t i ref o ilv ar ial h wah t sleeve 2| and will bedisposed centrally'of said B e sp k 22 ape Outw d-y r m t plate 11 andterminates in a pointed end, Av sealing disk 25 is disposed in'theinner. portion; of, the sleeve 2| and against the'plate. I1; and aroundthe inner portion of the spike'22.

From-the foregoing it will be readily a px argv ent that the sealedbottleoreontainer H a he. conveniently maintained in a positionreadilyhc: cessible to the perforatingdevice it so that in theevent of afire, the bottle H can be initi ly shaken act e tli gases the e n and ineck 'of the bottletlien inserted into the gui' I slbllie. 21' and thecal orcihlyjprojected tion of the cap l4 will be perforated by the outerend of the spike 22. The block 25, which is Preferably formed of spongerubber will cushion the inward movement of the bottle neck afterperforation of the cap l4 and will also function to seal the opening 26,formed in the cap I4 and disk until the bottle neckand cap are withdrawnfrom thesleeve 2|. After disengagement of the bottle neck and cap fromthe sleeve 2|, said parts and the bottle I I may be held as illustratedin Figure 4 and with the neck and cap directed toward the fire tobeextinguished, as

indicated at F, so that the carbonated liquid will be ejected by thepressure of the activated gas through the perforation 26 in the form ofa fine spray or foam, as indicated at 21, onto. the'fire to extinguishthe fire. Such a fine spray or foam thus produced is extremelyeffective'as a fire extinguishing substance. The size of the perforationor discharge opening 26 may obviously vary depending upon the size ofthe spike 22; which may likewise be varied to obtain the most effectiveresult.

Figures 5 to 9 illustrate another embodiment of the fire extinguisher,designated generally 28 and which likewise includes a conventionalbottle or container 26, corresponding to the container or bottle I Ihaving a cap 30, corresponding to the cap l4 and which is provided witha sealing disk or gasket 3|, corresponding to the disk I5. The neck ofthe bottle 29- adjacent its open end is provided with aconve'ntionalexternal enlargement 32.

The cap perforating unit of the fire extinguisher 28 includes two splitrings 33 and 34 having intermediate portions which extend looselythrough longitudinally spaced openings 35 of a supporting arm 35 whichhas an inner edge which is shaped to fit against a longitudinal portionof the neck of the bottle 29 including an outwardly bowed portion 31which fits the contour of the neck enlargement 32. Sand arm 36terminates in an outwardly curved bifurcated end 38 which extends fromthe portion '31 and is curved away from the cap 36. The rings 33 and 34engage around the neck of the bottle 29 and are provided with outwardlyprojecting free ends 39 and 40, respectively, which are provided withFrom the foregoing it will be readily apparent that the fireextinguisher 28 may be utilized, after disconnecting the eye 42 from asupporting hook, not shown, by manually swinging the lever 43 in acounterclockwise direction from its full line toward its dotted lineposition of Figure 6. When this occurs, the head 45 swings with thelever 43 to a position over the cap 30 and by exerting a downwardpressure on the other end of the lever 43 the spike 46 is caused topenetrate the cap 30 and sealing disk 3|, as illustrated in Figure '7,to'form a dispensing opening 41 therein. Thereafter the lever 43 isswung back to its full line position of Figure 6 and the discharge end30 of 'the fire extinguisher is then directed toward the fire F, aftershaking the container 29 to activate the gases of the carbonated liquid,contained therein, so that the liquid will be dispensed under pressurethrough the discharge opening 41 in the form of a foam or fine spray, asillustrated at 48 in Figure 9, for extinguishing the fire, as previouslydescribed in detail.

' Obviously, the fastenings 4| may be removed so that the rings 33 and34 may be disconnected from the bottle neck and the opening um't appliedto another sealed bottle containing a carbonated liquid, after thecontents of one bottle has been dispensed. Y

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously beresorted to, without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventionas hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

'1. A fire extinguisher and fire extinguisher opener comprising acontainer containing a carbonated liquid and having an open end, a crowntype metal cap sealing said open end, a cap perforating unit including apointed spike, a spike supporting member from which the spike projects,and guide means connected to the spike supporting member and centeringthe spike relatively to the cap whereby the spike will form a dischargeopening in said cap and substantially aligned apertures for receivingthe shanks of nut and bolt fastenings 4| which are tightened fordetachably clamping the rings 33 and 34 around the bottle neck and withthe ring 33 engaging directly under the neck enlargement 32.

One of the extensions 39 of the upper ring 33 is provided with a loop oreye 42 which projects upwardly and outwardly therefrom and which maybeformed integral therewith or suitably secured thereto. means forengaging a hook or other support, not shown, for suspending the fireextinguisher 28 in a convenient position available for use.

V A lever 43 has one end disposed between the furcations of thebifurcated end38 and pivotally The eye 42 provides a convenientconnected thereto by a headed pin 44. A diskis in a normal inoperativeposition,fdisposed against the outer'side'of the arm 36;

bottle neck and longitudinally thereof andhaving The spike 46 projectscentrally thereof when the spike is forcibly projected through the cap,a harness unit detachably fastened to and mounted on a portion of thecon-- tainer, a lever swingably connected to a part of said harness unitand combining therewith to form said guide means, and a. disk fixed tosaid lever from which said spike projects, said disk constituting thespike supporting member and being disposed so that the spike willpenetrate the central portion of the cap when the lever is swung in onedirection and will be disposed with the spike outwardly of and to oneside of the cap when the lever is swung in the opposite direction.

2. In combination with a bottle containing a carbonated liquid andhaving a crimped type cap "closing and sealing the open end thereof, aharness including a pair of split rings detachably fastened around theneck of the bottle, a supporting arm havingopenings through which' saidrings extend and supported thereby against the one end extendingoutwardlyv to beyond the cap and spaced laterally therefrom, aleverhaving one end pivotally connected to said outwardly.- tending endof the arm and normally disposed along the outer side of said arm andlongitudi nally of the bottleneck, and a spike fixed toi and projectingoutwardly from said lever intermediate of its ends and perpendicular toits longitudinal axis, said spike being disposed relatively 5 to thepivoted end of the lever for engaging and puncturing the cap when thelever is swung in one direction to a position across the outer side ofthe cap.

3. A structure as in claim 2, a disk fixed to said lever and disposed toabut the cap after it is punctured by said spike, said spike projectingperpendicularly from the central portion of the and having a crimpedtype cap closing and sealing 1 the open end thereof, a harnessdetachably fastened around a portion of the bottle and including aportion disposed beyond and spaced laterally from the cap, a leverhaving one end pivotally connected to said harness portion for 6swinging movement between an inoperative position substantiallylongitudinally of the bottle to an operative position across the cap,and a. spike fixed to and projecting transversely from the longitudinalaxis of said lever and disposed, relatively to its pivoted end, topuncture the cap when the lever is swung to a position across the cap.

LYNN L. NEALLEY.

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